SARTHE

'Sarthe' is a French department, named after the Sarthe River.

Contents

History

Geography

See also

External links

History

The department was created during the French Revolution on March 4 1790, pursuant to the law of December 22 1789, starting from a part of province of Maine which divided into two departments, Sarthe and Mayenne.^[1]

Geography

The department of Sarthe forms part of the region Pays-de-la-Loire. It borders on the departments of Orne, Eure-et-Loir, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire and Mayenne.

See also

★ Cantons of the Sarthe department

★ Communes of the Sarthe department

★ Arrondissements of the Sarthe department

External links

★ Prefecture

★ General Council

★ Sarthe information

★ Sarthe on Wikitravel

★ Physical and climatic properties of Sarthe

★ Comprehensive Information on Sarthe and other Departments in Pays-de-la-Loire